What is the population of North Adams city?

North Adams city has 12,660 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #82 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in North Adams city?

Median household income in North Adams city is $48,521 a year, 38.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Adams city?

Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $185,300, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.

Is North Adams city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Adams city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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North Adams, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Adams, Massachusetts (North Adams, MA — Census place “North Adams city”) is 12,660 residents, ranking #82 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $48,521, the median home is worth $185,300 and median gross rent runs $777 a month. Looking for the North Adams Massachusetts ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North Adams, MA: 01247.

Population: 12,660North Adams city residents
Median household income: $48,521Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $185,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $777Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 53.2%Owner-occupied households

North Adams ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Adams.

The North Adams MA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

01247

What the numbers mean in North Adams city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Adams city median would spend about 19.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 53.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

North Adams city, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Adams city is a mid-size town in Massachusetts, with 12,660 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #82 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 67% of them. The median age here is 44.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in North Adams city earn a median of $48,521 a year, 38.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 51% below the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 18.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Adams city is valued at $185,300, 38.9% below the national figure and 63% below the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $777 a month, 44.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,324 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 53.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of North Adams city?: North Adams city has 12,660 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #82 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in North Adams city?: Median household income in North Adams city is $48,521 a year, 38.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Adams city?: Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $185,300, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.
Is North Adams city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Adams city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this North Adams city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.